A sand bagger is one who plays better than there handicap, this usually is from not posting there scores each time they play. In order to play  tournament golf you need to be a member of PGA where you join at your local golf course club. As you establish your handicap and level of golf this...

  An equitable stroke control is the method that is used to determine how many strokes played on a hole based on your course handicap that will count towards your adjusted gross score. The adjusted gross score is the total number of strokes played after permitting for equitable stroke...